WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scle•rom•e•ter
(skli rom′i tər),USA pronunciation n.
scler•o•met•ric
(sklēr′ə me′trik, skler′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Mineralogyany instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, esp. a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it.
- 1875–80; sclero- + -meter
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